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Geitoneura acantha (Ringed Xenica)

Synonyms: Geitoneura acanthe; Geitoneura achanta; Geitoneura achanthe; Geitoneura ocrea

Wikipedia Abstract

Geitoneura acantha, the ringed xenica or eastern ringed xenica, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae. The species was first described by Edward Donovan as Papilio acantha in 1805. It occurs in the south-eastern mainland of Australia.
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Prey / Diet

Microlaena stipoides (meadow ricegrass)[1]
Poa poiformis[2]
Poa sieberiana (snow grass)[1]
Poa tenera[1]
Themeda triandra (red grass)[1]

Predators

Zosteria murina[3]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Species Interactions of Australia Database, Atlas of Living Australia, Version ala-csv-2012-11-19
♦ 2Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
♦ 3Predator-Prey Database for the family Asilidae (Hexapoda: Diptera) Prepared by Dr. Robert Lavigne, Professor Emeritus, University of Wyoming, USA and Dr. Jason Londt (Natal Museum, Pietermaritzburg)
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0